Explore Transgressive Fiction
Well, here we are, so what can you expect from the books featured here?
You’ll get visceral and gruesome, you’ll get metaphor and satire, but you’ll also get nuance and subtlety. You’ll get both emotional and intellectual challenge and stimulation. Sometimes, maybe you’ll be revolted or confused, other times perhaps melancholy or sad, but, what you won’t be is bored. You won’t love every book you find on here, but if ever you find yourself tired of this journey of discovery, that’s the moment your consciousness, soul, or whatever you want to call it, begins to die.
– Your (possibly unreliable) Narrator
You Will Know Me
Trainspotting
Down to No Good
The Blade Artist
Staring Into the Abyss
Diary of a Drug Fiend
Requiem for a Dream
The Children Act
The Information
Down Solo
Dark Rooms
The Catcher in the Rye
Filth
Cat’s Cradle
The Metamorphosis
Cows
House of Incest
In Wolves’ Clothing
Lolita
Suicide Casanova
The Drowned World
Piercing
Mongrels
And the Ass Saw the Angel
Diary of a Lost Girl
The Trial
Crime and Punishment
Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs
The Bachman Books
Kiss Me, Judas
Franny and Zooey
Lost Souls
Novel With Cocaine
Time’s Arrow
HASHTAG
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
Audition
The Goldfinch
Voluntary Madness
Invisible Cities
Assuming Names: A Con Artist’s Masquerade
The Rum Diary
Dead Men’s Trousers
Glamorama
The Bell Jar
The Setting Sun
The Basketball Diaries
Hope: A Tragedy
Savage Night
The Plague
Darkness Visible
Porno
Hunger
A Clockwork Orange
The King of Methlehem
Blood and Guts in High School
The Contortionist’s Handbook
The Year of Magical Thinking
Fur People
The Book of Lies
The Insult
Animal Farm
The Fall
Jesus’ Son
The New York Trilogy
Three Hundred Million
Women
Sick to Death
Delta of Venus
Give Me Your Hand
Foreskin’s Lament
Tampa
The Secret History
Dermaphoria
The Sluts
Breakfast of Champions
No Country for Old Men
Tropic of Cancer
Dogrun
Girlfriend in a Coma
The Doors of Perception
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
The Book of Illusions
4 3 2 1
The Wasp Factory
High-Rise
Narcopolis
The Master and Margarita
The Dharma Bums
Cosmic Banditos
Cocaine Nights
Sharp Objects
Trust Me
The Road
The Marbled Swarm
Choke Hold
A Certain Age
Dirtbags
The Gulag Archipelago 1918-1956
Hell’s Half Acre
Lord of the Flies
Fahrenheit 451
The Room
The Zombie Room
Gone Girl
On the Road
Exquisite Corpse
The 120 Days of Sodom
Lady Chatterly’s Lover
The Prince
Trip the Light Fantastic
Penny Dreadful
Microserfs
Never Anyone But You
Fight Club
The Stud Book
The Rules of Attraction
The Demon
Brighton Rock
The Fuck-Up
In the Miso Soup
If on a Winter’s Night a Traveller
Lunar Park
Dare Me
The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath
Passing for Human
The Soft Machine
Money
The Elephant Tree
Iguana Love
We Need to Talk About Kevin
Money Shot
Moon Tiger
Scorched Atlas
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Heart of Darkness
Concrete Island
The Sexy Part of the Bible
How the Dead Live
I Miss the World
Nineteen Seventy Four
The Cement Garden
Brave New World
Slaughterhouse Five
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
West is San Francisco
The Death of Bunny Munro
Generation X
Big Sur
Invisible Monsters
The Stranger
The Folly of Loving Life
1984
Dark Places
Dreams of Leaving
Less Than Zero
Geek Love
Howl and Other Poems
Apathy and Other Small Victories
The Killer Inside Me
Save Yourself
Naked Lunch
Between the Shadow and Lo
Darkness at Noon
Post Office
Factotum
Pan
Heart of a Dog
Never Mind Nirvana
Junky
Ubik
The Dice Man
Notes From the Underground
Necropolis
Adjustment Day
On Chesil Beach
The Exit Man
The Quiet American
Tree of Smoke
Pale Fire
The End of the Affair
Nutshell
Ham on Rye
Miami Purity
Frisk
Slaves of New York
Lord Jim
Coin Locker Babies
Hell’s Angels
Dead Babies
Symbiosis
Choke
Sepultura
The Man in the High Castle
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Tropic of Capricorn
Story of the Eye
High Life
Killing Yourself to Live
Growth of the Soil
Fight Club 2
Great Apes
Disintegration
Last Exit to Brooklyn
Skagboys
In Search of Captain Zero
Clown Girl
Island
The Largesse of the Sea Maiden
American Psycho
No Longer Human
Crash
Hey Nostradamus!
Ulysses
Play it as it Lays
The Five Gates of Hell
A Scanner Darkly
The Book of Revelation
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Ulysses
Passing for Human
On Chesil Beach
Piercing
The Rules of Attraction
The Largesse of the Sea Maiden
The New York Trilogy
Narcopolis
Delta of Venus
No Longer Human
Dead Men’s Trousers
The Death of Bunny Munro
Miami Purity
Crime and Punishment
In Wolves’ Clothing
Hey Nostradamus!
Cocaine Nights
Penny Dreadful
Moon Tiger
The Catcher in the Rye
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Staring Into the Abyss
Fight Club 2
The Doors of Perception
The Dice Man
Play it as it Lays
Clown Girl
The Sexy Part of the Bible
Women
The Blade Artist
Lord of the Flies
Hunger
Naked Lunch
Time’s Arrow
The 120 Days of Sodom
Adjustment Day
Suicide Casanova
Lady Chatterly’s Lover
Slaughterhouse Five
Trainspotting
Dead Babies
The Information
Lolita
Nutshell
You Will Know Me
Growth of the Soil
The Book of Lies
Iguana Love
Lost Souls
The Secret History
In Search of Captain Zero
In the Miso Soup
No Country for Old Men
Never Mind Nirvana
Jesus’ Son
The Killer Inside Me
Trust Me
Frisk
The Basketball Diaries
Hope: A Tragedy
On the Road
Audition
The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath
Scorched Atlas
Necropolis
Diary of a Lost Girl
Foreskin’s Lament
Invisible Cities
Dermaphoria
Savage Night
The Setting Sun
Heart of Darkness
Big Sur
Pale Fire
Ubik
The Zombie Room
The Man in the High Castle
How the Dead Live
The Road
The Goldfinch
HASHTAG
The Insult
The End of the Affair
Symbiosis
Cows
Dreams of Leaving
Gone Girl
Fight Club
Darkness at Noon
Trip the Light Fantastic
The Bell Jar
The Soft Machine
Mongrels
Junky
Choke Hold
If on a Winter’s Night a Traveller
Money Shot
Girlfriend in a Coma
The Rum Diary
Notes From the Underground
Assuming Names: A Con Artist’s Masquerade
Novel With Cocaine
Down Solo
The Dharma Bums
Dare Me
The Contortionist’s Handbook
Slaves of New York
The Year of Magical Thinking
Less Than Zero
The Fall
The Drowned World
The Gulag Archipelago 1918-1956
A Clockwork Orange
Killing Yourself to Live
The Children Act
The Trial
Voluntary Madness
The Bachman Books
Save Yourself
Money
Dark Rooms
Filth
Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs
Pan
Apathy and Other Small Victories
Ham on Rye
The Fuck-Up
The Plague
The Stud Book
Factotum
Hell’s Half Acre
Between the Shadow and Lo
The Metamorphosis
Disintegration
Darkness Visible
Brave New World
A Scanner Darkly
Sharp Objects
Concrete Island
Coin Locker Babies
Diary of a Drug Fiend
Heart of a Dog
1984
Animal Farm
Tropic of Cancer
The Room
4 3 2 1
The Elephant Tree
Microserfs
And the Ass Saw the Angel
Skagboys
Cat’s Cradle
Lord Jim
Fur People
Three Hundred Million
Fahrenheit 451
Kiss Me, Judas
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Post Office
American Psycho
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Never Anyone But You
The Sluts
Brighton Rock
Story of the Eye
Howl and Other Poems
We Need to Talk About Kevin
Breakfast of Champions
Porno
The Master and Margarita
Franny and Zooey
The Stranger
Sick to Death
Great Apes
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
The Folly of Loving Life
Requiem for a Dream
Choke
Island
Nineteen Seventy Four
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
The Demon
Cosmic Banditos
Last Exit to Brooklyn
Lunar Park
I Miss the World
The Prince
Exquisite Corpse
The Book of Revelation
Dogrun
Tampa
High Life
Give Me Your Hand
Blood and Guts in High School
House of Incest
Tropic of Capricorn
The Book of Illusions
The Cement Garden
Sepultura
The King of Methlehem
Invisible Monsters
West is San Francisco
Glamorama
Geek Love
Dirtbags
The Marbled Swarm
The Quiet American
Tree of Smoke
Hell’s Angels
The Wasp Factory
The Five Gates of Hell
A Certain Age
Dark Places
Crash
High-Rise
Generation X
Down to No Good
The Exit Man